Roy Hodgson reveals all about Wayne Rooney's Euro 2016 fate

England were a team reborn last night without their injured captain, coming back from 2-0 down to beat world champions Germany 3-2 in Berlin.

But boss Hodgson has dismissed claims that England are better off without Rooney.

“Wayne, I repeat, is our captain,” said Hodgson.

“He has captained the team extremely well these past two years, taken us through a qualification campaign, where we had complete success, 10 wins out of 10.

“So it doesn’t please me too much when it is suggested the moment he gets injured and doesn’t play he deserves to be jettisoned.

“He certainly doesn’t deserve that, and when he comes back and is fit again he is going to be putting enormous pressure on these players.

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“It doesn’t please me when it is suggested the moment he gets injured and doesn’t play he deserves to be jettisoned”

Roy Hodgson

“Just as these players have been putting enormous pressure on him. And that’s the situation we are looking forward to.”

England’s record goalscorer has been out with a knee injury since February 13 but has struggled for goals and form all season with Manchester United.

In his absence, Tottenham goal king Harry Kane sparked the amazing turnaround with a brilliant goal which was then topped by an even better one from Leicester hotshot Jamie Vardy, three minutes after coming off the bench.

Stones, 21, has been out of favour at Everton after some error-strewn displays and has started just one game since returning from a hamstring injury earlier this month.

“We think he is the type of centre-half who can be good for England going forward but to use to him he has to play well enough to break into his club side as his first task and I can’t do anything about that,” said Hodgson.

“He is a very talented player. We need to keep encouraging him. He is talented and he has the potential and he has the chance on Tuesday.

“Not long ago he was being touted as best centre-half in the country and touted that all the best teams wanted him.

“I expect him to keep doing what he’s good at. He needs to understand that as a centre-half at a top club you can’t make lot of mistake you have to cut out those mistakes.”